Napier Libraries

🚀 Join the Readvolution is off to a flying start! 📚
Our reading programme for ages 10-15, Join the Readvolution has kicked off, and our Padlet is already buzzing with really cool posts and awesome conversations about what everyone's reading. The teams are neck and neck, and if this is how week one looks, the next six weeks are going to be epic!

And yes... the prizes are seriously worth fighting for.
🎁 Grand Prize:
A $75 Prezzie Card generously donated by Willis Legal - one lucky reader will take it home!
🎉 Major Spot Prizes:
Passes to AlphaXe and Enigma Escape Rooms Napier are also up for grabs.
🧋 Weekly Prizes:
Thanks to Zambrero Napier, Bits N Bo Bear, Bay Espresso Taradale, and Bay Skate, we've got weekly treats and goodies ready to reward your reading power.

So keep those posts coming - reviews, comments, team spirit, all of it counts.

Not signed up yet? There still heaps of time!
Register here and jump into the Readvolution - we've only just begun: https://napier.wufoo.com/forms/q1olu9t31a2om48/

📚 New Zealand Book Awards Shortlist 🏅

Check out some of the titles shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for children and young adults.

👉 Click here to see more: https://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/2026-awards/shortlist/

📔 See something you like? Check out our catalogue: https://napier.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME

📰 From The Daily Telegraph 📰

50 years ago, in the June 1976 pages of The Daily Telegraph, this charming little article was spotted featuring a library staff member — ‘Petty Cash, the cat’.

📚Winter Reading Kicks Off THIS Saturday!🎉

The chilly weather is rolling in... which means it's the perfect time for blankets, hot chocolates, and six weeks of reading fun! Our Winter Reading Programmes start this Saturday, and there's still plenty of time to register.

🦖 Ready, Set, Read! (4-15 years)
Join our Dino Explorers with 8 fun challenges, exclusive collectors cards, and creative check-ins. Every challenge = more chances to win!
💻 Join the Readvolution (10-15 years)
A digital reading adventure where teens can post reviews, join teams, and compete for weekly prizes - perfect for readers who love connecting with others.

Two programmes. One epic winter.

Registrations are open now - don't miss out!
Sign up here: https://www.napierlibrary.co.nz/whats-on/childrens-activities/ready-set-read/

Thanks to our amazing sponsors for making the magic happen:
Kmart New Zealand, Willis Legal, Enigma Escape Rooms Napier, AlphaXe Archery, Bits N' Bo-Bear, Adoro Cafe, Zambrero Napier, Bay Skate, Par2 MiniGolf 🙏